David Pye was not only a designer and craftsman, he was an eloquent wordsmith. This book is a must read for any craftsman, artist, designer, engineer, architect or person interested in how we view the designed and fabricated world around us and why we fabricate things in the ways that we do. I first read this book in 1977 and I'm glad to see that it is back in print. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. This book deserves its status as a cult classic. I have used the book to teach photography; I believe David Pye's principles and ideas can be transported to other crafts with relative ease. It's a short, slender book, easy to read, but there's a lot of original thinking and many useful ideas in this book. I bought this reprint for a friend, and it's the fourth time I've bought the book over the years. Highly recommended for anyone interested in craft of any kind.
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